SDK MSFS - Object Properties - Has Beacon?

[Severin]

The MSFS SDK documentation says a beacon can be attached to a node.
My interpretation is that ,that node is a small object in the group of objects.

That didn't work. Can someone explain this to me?

 

[rhumbaflappy]

I made an Empty in Blender named MyLightLocation. This will be the beacon attachpoint. In the glTF, the code is like this:

    "nodes":[
        {
            "extensions":{
                "ASOBO_unique_id":{
                    "id":"Cone"
                }
            },
            "mesh":0,
            "name":"Cone"
        },
        {
            "extensions":{
                "ASOBO_unique_id":{
                    "id":"MyLightLocation"
                }
            },
            "name":"MyLightLocation",
            "translation":[
                0,
                6.099999904632568,
                0
            ]
        }
    ],

Note that glTF describes all objects as nodes. The beacon would be placed at the base location of that node. The Empty's location was 6.1 meters above the ground in this example, and that's where the beacon is located. Beacons are pretty crude. A better way might be to make a light orb, and a punctual light in Blender. And just export that light. You could place that anywhere.

 

[Severin]

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I made an Empty in Blender named MyLightLocation. This will be the beacon attachpoint. In the glTF, the code is like this:

    "nodes":[
        {
            "extensions":{
                "ASOBO_unique_id":{
                    "id":"Cone"
                }
            },
            "mesh":0,
            "name":"Cone"
        },
        {
            "extensions":{
                "ASOBO_unique_id":{
                    "id":"MyLightLocation"
                }
            },
            "name":"MyLightLocation",
            "translation":[
                0,
                6.099999904632568,
                0
            ]
        }
    ],

Note that glTF describes all objects as nodes. The beacon would be placed at the base location of that node. The Empty's location was 6.1 meters above the ground in this example, and that's where the beacon is located. Beacons are pretty crude. A better way might be to make a light orb, and a punctual light in Blender. And just export that light. You could place that anywhere.

Excellent, thank you.